Chapter 530 Jinzhi’s Birthday Extra: Letter from August 21st (Part 1)
Today is August 21st.
Happy birthday to our heroine Chen Jinzhi~~
For me, Jinzhi is a very, very magical character. Sometimes I feel that she is really in a parallel world The universe really exists, and she is living a shining life that belongs to her.
So~~ on this special day, all book friends and pillows are invited to receive this interdimensional birthday letter from Jin Zhi! ! !
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The day Chen Jinzhi was born, in late summer, the sun was shining brightly.
“It’s out! It’s a girl!”
Only the nurses in the hospital took over the joy.
As we all know, the pregnant woman in bed 11 has been alone these days during her labor. Everyone has gossiped about it in private many times. The father of the child has never come to the hospital to see her.
The pregnant woman was very beautiful and had a Jiangnan graceful temperament. The nurses could not understand what kind of person could be so cold-hearted after asking for such a wife.
However, this pregnant woman is also a tough woman. Even though there are many inconveniences during the pregnancy period, she has endured it silently.
No matter how uncomfortable I am, I will always speak softly to the doctors and nurses and never get angry.
Perhaps it was something she inherited from her mother, but the child in her belly was also very sensible, and she was born smoothly without being too much trouble.
But despite this, the mother was physically and mentally exhausted these days, and eventually she fell asleep due to exhaustion.
From the beginning, the nurses often paid more attention to the mother because of her special characteristics.
Now that I finally saw this little girl being born safely, everyone was so happy, as if they had seen their own biological daughter, vying to hold her in their arms.
This little girl was born well-behaved. After she came into this world, she just cried a few times and then calmed down.
As soon as the girl opened her eyes, the nurses responsible for delivering the baby couldn't help but exclaimed. What a beautiful pair of eyes. They were completely different from the usual wrinkled little monkey babies.
After the mother woke up, the nurses immediately came to announce the good news. They all said that she would be a beautiful embryo in the future, and she would be carved out of the same mold as her mother.
"What is the name of the child? Have you thought about it?"
"Such a beautiful little girl must have a nice name to match her!"
"Oh my god, this is really good. The most beautiful newborn baby I have ever seen.”
“It has long arms and legs, and will definitely be in good shape in the future!”
Faced with all the concern from the nurses, the mother-in-law said: He showed a weak smile and looked at the little figure sleeping peacefully on the other side.
"I've thought about it. If it's a girl, I'll call her Jinzhi."
"When will Qingque cut the word Jinzhi?"
On the day when Chen Jinzhi turned one year old, Shu Wang was busy working on it. She prepared a circle of objects for catching Zhou.
Writing brush, copper coins, books, scale rod, flute, gourd medicine bottle.
Shu Wang is also a first-time mother, so he knows little about these, and no one around him can help. , she had to live alone for a long time.
Fortunately, Chen Jinzhi is not as noisy as other children, and he even rarely cries at night.
Most of the time she was awake, she blinked her beautiful eyes in a daze - with an attitude of seeing through the world.
Although Shu Wang felt much more relaxed because of this, he was also a little worried.
Although Chen Jinzhi doesn't like to cry, he doesn't like to talk either. He doesn't have the babbling stage like other children.
I am not very interested in rattles, bells, etc. My only hobby is admiring the scenery outside the window.
This child doesn't have any language expression difficulties.
Shu Wang thought worriedly as he looked at Chen Jinzhi who was surrounded by a circle of objects.
Chen Jinzhi sat obediently on the bed. Although Shu Wang sang happy birthday and encouraged her to get the things next to her, she remained motionless.
Just when Shu Wang thought that his child would refuse to cooperate again this time, Chen Jinzhi was suddenly attracted by something. He opened his eyes wide and began to crawl towards the edge of the circle.
Shu Wang held his breath and found a measuring stick placed in the direction she was going.
In the traditional meaning, the measuring stick represents the measurement of scale, which means that the child may have a career such as a lawyer in the future.
Very good! It would be suitable for a girl to become a lawyer or something, and the salary would be good.
Shu Wang thought this way, feeling happy in his heart, but he saw that Chen Jinzhi did not reach out to hold the ruler, but crawled hard and crossed it.
This is it?
Shu Wang was stunned for a moment, then saw Chen Jinzhi stretching out his finger, pointing out the blinds, and laughed.
A blue butterfly is lying on the window lattice, almost blending into the color of the sky. If you don't look carefully, you won't notice it.
"Butterfly~"
The pronunciation was vague. This was the first time Chen Jinzhi spoke.
Two-year-old Chen Jinzhi is a little dumpling who has just learned to walk and insists on walking on his own.
Shu Wang led her to the street, and the neighbors couldn't help coming over to tease her.
"Where are we going?"
"Cake."
Chen Jin was very precise.
“Ouch~ It’s our Jinzhi’s birthday today!”
The next step is the story of the neighbor aunts feeding them various candies and snacks, and Shu Wang desperately waving his hands to say no.
Turning three years old, Chen Jinzhi’s birthday marks a big event.
"Jin Zhi, you are going to be a kid in the kindergarten class soon."
Shu Wang said with a smile as he put three candles on this year's birthday cake.
“I want a green candle over here.”
Chen Jinzhi stood on tiptoes beside the dining table and made a request.
"Okay, okay."
Shu Wang sighed, feeling that his child probably didn't have any separation anxiety, and it was the mother who had separation anxiety.
Chen Jinzhi carefully hung the bear that was given as a gift when she bought the cake on her schoolbag strap.
When she was four years old, Chen Jinzhi said she didn’t want a birthday cake, but a can of fruit candies.
The candies dyed in colorful colors with cheap dyes are wrapped in shiny colored paper, and each jar only costs a few dollars.
"Do you really don't want to eat the cake?"
"Yes."
Chen Jinzhi stood in front of the dessert shop window with a firm attitude.
"The cake will be gone overnight, but a can of fruit candies can last a long time."
She explained.
Shu Wang lowered his eyes and picked up the can of fruit candies.
"Please pay here."
Actually, I think the cake is too expensive, really.
How did such a young child figure out that his family was struggling?
Shu Wang sighed softly and touched her head.
"I have to eat cake next year? I finally reached the age where I can make a wish."
"Okay."
Chen Jinzhi held the candy jar with both hands and nodded with a smile.
Five years old.
Chen Jinzhi didn't get to eat the cake today because an uninvited guest came to his house.
Shu Wang frowned and protected Chen Jinzhi behind him.
She didn't see his face clearly, but she vaguely felt that the man was very tall and his tone of voice was impolite.
"Okay, mom has some things to deal with. Can you go back to the room and play for a while?"
Shu Wang turned around and forced a smile.
Chen Jinzhi just nodded and turned back to the room. Shu Wang followed her and closed the door.
Chen Jinzhi could feel the man's appraising eyes following her behind her. She didn't know why, but it just made her feel uncomfortable.
Not long after, sharp quarrels came from outside. "Who caused me to become like this? The whole world can look down on me, but you can't, only you are not qualified."
My mother, who has always been gentle and amiable, actually used this Speak in a tone of voice.
Chen Jinzhi leaned against the wooden door and realized that the man must not be a good person.
My mother seemed to be so shocked that day that she didn’t even think about her birthday until the next day.
She was extremely sorry, but Chen Jinzhi said it didn't matter.
Chen Jinzhi was already a glorious primary school student when he was six years old, but his time in the first grade was not easy.
On the first day of school, she was scolded by her classmates for being a child without a father.
The little bear I bought as a gift when I was three years old was also ripped off by a classmate as a prank and thrown out of the window.
When the school bell rang, Chen Jinzhi searched around the flower bed but couldn't find it.
She guessed that it was swept away by the cleaners.
Such pranks are annoying, but if you ask the teacher for help, the teacher will definitely tell your mother.
Chen Jinzhi thought like this and did not respond to the prank.
But as a birthday gift this year, she received a bear doll.
It seems that there is no secret in the world that can be hidden from my mother.
After turning off the lights, Chen Jinzhi hugged the little bear and thought silently.
Starting from the second grade, the class teacher changed to a very strict old teacher, and the pranks of the classmates became less frequent.
Chen Jinzhi’s grades were very good, with a score of 100 in the final exam.
My mother has also changed a lot since this year.
Chen Jinzhi noticed that she was distracted more and more time, and sometimes he ignored her when talking to her.
She often suffers from insomnia and has heavy bags under her eyes. Sometimes, even after Chen Jinzhi gets up to go to school, she still sits in front of the window in a daze.
Even when I took home the certificate of “Pacemaker in Learning”, my mother only glanced at it and seemed to no longer be proud of it.
While his peers are worrying about snacks and toys, Chen Jinzhi’s worry is, how can he make his mother happy?
Beset by such sorrow, she did not remember that today was her birthday.
But a gift box has been placed beside her pillow. Inside is a children's picture book. The title page reads:
"I wish my baby Jinzhi a happy birthday and healthy growth."
When he was eight years old, for the first time, Chen Jinzhi did not receive the certificate of excellence among students.
“Chen Jinzhi’s number of late arrivals and early departures this school year seriously exceeded the limit, and a lot of personal behavior points were deducted, so she did not receive the Three Excellent Student Award.
However, her grades are still the first in our class Name, the teacher hopes that she can actively correct herself next year and become a good child!”
At that time, the teacher said this.
But Chen Jinzhi didn't take it to heart. She focused on the set of stationery that the first place could get.
It has been agreed in advance that Xiaomei will buy it for twenty yuan.
During this year, my mother’s condition gradually became serious. Not only was she unable to go to work, but seeing a doctor and taking medicine was also a huge expense.
Chen Jinzhi planned to use the 20 yuan he earned from selling stationery to treat his mother to ice cream. It is said that eating sweets will make people feel better, but her medicine seemed too bitter.
In addition to financial problems, Chen Jinzhi is also always worried that something will happen to her mother if she has no one to take care of her at home.
When she was in a particularly bad state, she could only ask her neighbors for help and tie her mother up to prevent her from doing anything that would harm herself.
In this way, Chen Jinzhicai often arrives late and leaves early.
Unexpectedly, my mother ran out secretly on this day.
Chen Jinzhi spent a whole day looking outside in a hurry. When he got home, there was a crooked birthday cake on the table that came from nowhere.
Only then did Chen Jinzhi remember that today was her birthday.
In the summer vacation when he was nine years old, Chen Jinzhi helped the owner of the alley kiosk to look after the store.
Throughout the summer vacation, she was doing homework and looking after the store, and she could get five yuan a day.
My mother's condition became more and more serious, and her brain became very confused. Sometimes she would even ask who Chen Jinzhi was and why he was at her home.
At this time, Chen Jinzhi would hide in the closet to avoid the limelight.
The wardrobe contains my mother's old clothes, which retain a familiar taste.
Before going home that day, the boss handed her a loose bun and a five-yuan bill.
"Go home quickly."
"Thank you, boss."
Chen Jinzhi smiled slightly and took it.
Everyone on the street likes this little girl very much. Who wouldn’t like an obedient and beautiful little girl?
But Chen Jinzhi also has a strong sense of boundaries and rarely accepts free help from others. She insists on doing something to help before accepting it.
When Chen Jinzhi returned home, his mother was already asleep.
She sat on the stairs, tore open the package of the bun, and said to herself, happy birthday.
The situation at the age of ten is no different from the previous year, except that my mother died this summer.
Chen Jinzhi started to hate rainy days this year.
After she was left alone, the whole house became empty.
This old three-story building has been considered by some children as a "haunted house" that can be haunted and explored.
But Chen Jinzhi doesn't think this place is scary at all. If there are really ghosts in the world, she must ask her.
"I don't blame you at all for making such a choice. I just want to ask you, why don't you take me with you? Why do you leave me alone in this world."
On his birthday, Chen Jinzhi climbed up to the window sill where his mother often sat before her death and found that from this angle, she could see the moon very well.
I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky.
It would have been better if she had not been born, she thought.
When I was eleven years old, things changed.
Her biological father came to the house and saw her lying on the window sill doing her homework by the light, his brows furrowed unnaturally.
He had heard from the police that that was where his ex-wife slit her wrists and jumped from the building.
This kid doesn't shy away from anything, which shows that he is heartless.
Chen Jinzhi saw clearly that his face was very similar to his own, and guessed his identity.
A child has no right to speak. She followed her biological father to a completely unfamiliar environment, and her aunt didn't seem to like her very much.
Chen Jinzhi worked hard to overcome the difficulty of adapting to a foreign country and a language barrier.
That night, she was studying Korean by using the emergency light in the hallway.
When turning to the daily conversation terms, Chen Jinzhi’s eyes stopped on one sentence.
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"Happy birthday."
At the age of twelve, Chen Jinzhi already speaks Korean very well and gets along pretty well with his classmates.
"Our whole family went to Jeju Island again during the summer vacation. It was boring."
"Ah--I heard that so-and-so went to Tokyo. I'm so envious!"
"Go and buy ice cream. Yeah, it’s too hot!”
It’s just that it’s still a bit difficult to get into the conversation topics among the students.
Chen Jinzhi’s summer vacation life is to help other students do their homework and earn living expenses.
The hot weather, the same copywriting, the endless chirping of cicadas and the smell of asphalt roads.
This year, Chen Jinzhi also didn’t remember his birthday.
(End of this chapter)